Palmito Salad Recipes

PALMITO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl; place hearts of palm, tomatoes, black olives, and jalapeno.
• In a little bowl; mix oil, honey, lime juice, rice vinegar, capers, and garlic.
• Pour caper mix and cheese into the hearts mix and toss to coat.
• Chill then enjoy!

ENSALADA PALMITO RECIPE (HEARTS OF PALM SALAD)

Steps:

• Cut the heart of palm into small bite sized pieces and place on lettuce lined plates. Squeeze lime juice over the hearts of palm. Add a tiny dash of salt and fresh pepper.
• The optional ingredients can be added together or individually. Mayonnaise can be substituted for the lime, salt, and pepper as is common in restaurants.

ENSALADA DE PALMITOS (HEARTS OF PALM SALAD)

Steps:

• Using a food processor, puree the garlic into a paste. Add hearts of palm and process to a course purée. With the machine on, add oil in a thin stream until mixture is a velvety purée.
• Transfer the purée to a serving bowl and stir in tomatoes and scallions. Adjust salt if needed.
• Let sit at room temperature and serve within an hour. If topping salad greens chill mixture in refrigerator.

PALMITO SALAD

Steps:

• First, chop into small pieces: the onion, red bell pepper, cilantro, and palmito from the can.
• Place all of these ingredients in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise and the lemon juice and mix well.
• Serve as an appetizer with crackers.

PASTEL DE PALMITO

Steps:

• You can make the dough by hand or use a food processor. Place the flour in a large bowl or food processor with some salt. Add the vegetable shortening and mix well or pulse until it makes crumbs. Stir in the egg, vinegar and the rum, then pour the water gradually until the mixture comes together as a dough. Knead the mixture once more, wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hr.
• Make the filling by heating the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and garlic and season. Fry for 5 mins until soft and add the tomatoes, parsley and hearts of palm. Fry for another min and remove from heat.
• Halve the dough and using a floured surface, roll out the dough into a large square about 30cm X 30cm. Use a pastry cutter to make 6 squares. Repeat with the second piece of dough. If it's too soft, place it in the fridge, before adding the filling, to firm up again.
• Using a pastry brush lightly brush the edges of the square with water. Add 2 tbsp of the filling, a tiny dollop of cream cheese and fold over. Use a fork to press the edges together and seal. Chill until ready to fry. Place the pastries on a layer of baking paper, top with another and then wrap in cling film to stay dry until using.
• Heat 7.5-10cm vegetable oil in a wok or small heavy saucepan. It's ready when a small piece of bread dropped in sizzles immediately. Fry the pastels in batches for about 2-3 mins or until golden brown and bubbly. Drain on kitchen paper and fry the rest. Serve warm with napkins.